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Apparently, Yearwood earned $150 from the photo shoot through a child modeling agency, Chicky’s Kids, that has since gone defunct. Yearwood’s mom found agency papers to corrobarate’s the teen’s assertion.

In the "Ready to Die" cover photo, the baby is wearing a diaper and sporting a large afro.

Those associated with album—including the graphic designer–wasn’t sure who the kid was. Bad Boy Records, Diddy’s label that released the album, couldn’t verify whether it is really Yearwood on the album cover; it did say that the baby came courtesy of a modeling agency.

Yearwood also told the News that it wasn’t a huge concern to him until he was eight-years old. "Now, of course, it's a big deal to me." He added that it was a n honor to be on the album.